Gainesville Middle School's Guadalupe Serrato looks at her paper Wednesday morning as students sit in a single-gender math class.

Local schools have been experimenting with classes full of just boys or just girls, and the teachers and students say they are loving it.

Gainesville Middle has separate math classes for some, while Lyman Hall Elementary separates some of its fifth-graders. Gainesville Exploration Academy too has a couple of single-gender rooms.

"The boys are stating they’re finding they’re able to focus better," said Gainesville Middle teacher Iris Butts. "They don’t feel like they have to compete so much and they’re more in tune with the class. I’ve heard positive (things) from (the girls) as well. They are more likely to participate in class activities."